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there's a tremendous amount of bloat in the pentagon and that has to be scaled back." hagel would also be tasked with managing the withdrawal of 66,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2014. it is a position on which hagel has disagreed with the president, having opposed obama's troop surge in his first term, but it is on the issue of the iraq invasion that hagel has dramatically severed ties with his own party. a defection likely to cause some problems on the right along with earlier statements on the "jewish lobby." regardless of all of this, the white house thinks hagel's nomination will pass. talking points circulated by the administration earlier this morning highlight hagel's combat service, his bipartisan appeal
there's a tremendous amount of bloat in the pentagon and that has to be scaled back." hagel would also be tasked with managing the withdrawal of 66,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2014. it is a position on which hagel has disagreed with the president, having opposed obama's troop surge in his first term, but it is on the issue of the iraq invasion that hagel has dramatically severed ties with his own party. a defection likely to cause some problems on the right along with earlier...
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and the pentagon is going to be facing some very serious issues when it comes to with where do we cut? hagel will be able to go in there from the foot soldier's perspective from a legislator's perspective and a business perspective to be able to advise the president this is where we can pear back the billions of dollars that have to be cut and i think that's what john mccain is concerned about. >> isn't it odd here we are 13 years later he was the national co-chair for the 2000 campaign of john mccain? just a week ago we see john mccain basically carrying in the democrat, john kerry, to give the introduction for him to become secretary of state and, again, they all are brothers in arms of having served and being decorated war vets. it's interesting to see now when hagel comes in the first thing that comes up, the big sticking point, is the fact he did not stick with the ranks when it came to iraq in the surge. >> well, not only is it the international intervention issue that i was just talking about, but also the political issue. this would be probably the first republ republican outs
and the pentagon is going to be facing some very serious issues when it comes to with where do we cut? hagel will be able to go in there from the foot soldier's perspective from a legislator's perspective and a business perspective to be able to advise the president this is where we can pear back the billions of dollars that have to be cut and i think that's what john mccain is concerned about. >> isn't it odd here we are 13 years later he was the national co-chair for the 2000 campaign...
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i should just say i think it's $500 and $500 billion on domestic and pentagon side. either way, there's not been really anything even near a deal to deal with sequestration, partially because of how it actually got constructed in the first place. initially, the idea behind the sequestration was it was the backstop for the super committee, meant to be the thing that neither party could allow to happen, thus it would force them to come to a deal in the super committee. obviously, they have been able to allow it to happen enough that they didn't come to a deal in the super committee and now they can't seem to find anything they like better, because republicans wouldn't allow tax increases in it and as such, they gave democrats spending cuts that are very friendly to democratic priorities, medicaid is fully exempted, social security is protected, veterans benefits and pell grants are protected. nobody has a really great incentive to change it because nobody has anything that they really like that much better. >> does that mean, because this is what's gotten us here, a te
i should just say i think it's $500 and $500 billion on domestic and pentagon side. either way, there's not been really anything even near a deal to deal with sequestration, partially because of how it actually got constructed in the first place. initially, the idea behind the sequestration was it was the backstop for the super committee, meant to be the thing that neither party could allow to happen, thus it would force them to come to a deal in the super committee. obviously, they have been...
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joining me live now, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski and nbc's mark potter who is live at the thai restaurant where aaron alexis worked in ft. worth, texas. mik, let me start with you. i understand we've got more details about his security clearance. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, craig, the suspect, the deceased in this case, aaron alexis, had what is called a common access card, a cac card which allows access to all military facilities. you flash this card and you can get in. now, to enter the building, building 197, that would have in some areas of that building would have required additional access on a daily basis. but obviously because as he entered he was armed and he shot his way up a stairwell, that was out of the question. but i can tell you that he also had a low level security clearance because as a computer i.t. specialist, working for a subsidiary, a subcontractor of hewlett-packard, he was working on systems that did have some classified information. so he would have required at least that very low level security clearanc
joining me live now, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski and nbc's mark potter who is live at the thai restaurant where aaron alexis worked in ft. worth, texas. mik, let me start with you. i understand we've got more details about his security clearance. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, craig, the suspect, the deceased in this case, aaron alexis, had what is called a common access card, a cac card which allows access to all military facilities....
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i mean we have, in the pentagon, for instance, an enormous amount of expenditures on cold war weapons systems that really aren't necessary or helpful to us in our modern national security posture. in health care, if we just did prescription drug price negotiation in medicare, just like we do in the va, just like we do in medicaid, we could save $160 billion. that would be no benefit cut to anybody but real savings to the medicare beneficiaries and the taxpayers. these are the kind of things that we should be focusing on. >> let's talk, though, more about democrats and what they feel about the country's safety. politico has an article saying democrats not sold on the grand bargain saying the talk of any deal with congressional republicans and for now it's just that, talk, has liberals worried the white house will give in to changes to safety net programs including medicare, medicaid and social security. sir, your response? >> well, that's right. there's a lot of apprehension on the democratic side because a lot of us thought we needed more revenues in order to be in a stronger foundati
i mean we have, in the pentagon, for instance, an enormous amount of expenditures on cold war weapons systems that really aren't necessary or helpful to us in our modern national security posture. in health care, if we just did prescription drug price negotiation in medicare, just like we do in the va, just like we do in medicaid, we could save $160 billion. that would be no benefit cut to anybody but real savings to the medicare beneficiaries and the taxpayers. these are the kind of things...
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is the right man to take over at the pentagon. we will ask two highly decorated veterans. >>> and later on, the super bowl weekend, we will get the brain trust's take on who will take home the vince lombardi trophy down in the big easy. first, this unique image of president bomb, this photo released of the president skeet shooting at camp david last summer. the president's mention of the skeet shooting experience in a magazine created skepticism, and the nra has responded to the photo saying that one picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun control scheme imaginable los angeles may, antonio vieira goes a. the mayor saying friday that he will finish out his term as mayor. and barney, that beloved scottish terrier of president bush died after a battle with cancer. barney was a faithful friend and will be much missed. barney was 12-1/2 years old. >>> well she was a former first lady. a former senator from new york and now hillary clinton is a former secretary of state after visiting 112 countries an
is the right man to take over at the pentagon. we will ask two highly decorated veterans. >>> and later on, the super bowl weekend, we will get the brain trust's take on who will take home the vince lombardi trophy down in the big easy. first, this unique image of president bomb, this photo released of the president skeet shooting at camp david last summer. the president's mention of the skeet shooting experience in a magazine created skepticism, and the nra has responded to the photo...
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. >> coming up, california congressman before questioning the top job at the pentagon being derail the president's second-term agenda. as we begin this hour we'll take you straight to the white house where after a week of meetings with gun control advocates, representatives of the gaming industry and other groups, vice president biden will submit his recommendations to the president as early as tuesday for ways to prevent gun violence moving forward. kristen welker joins us with more on that. let's start out with what we can expect to come, again, this tuesday deadline is pretty self-imposed by the gun task force and the president himself, and all of them trying to make the president's state of the union when it comes up at the end of the month. >> reporter: that's right. we're expecting the vice president to put forth a broad set of proposals including legislative proposals that will call for reinstating the ban on assault weapons, limiting access to high-capacity magazines. one of the ideas that's moving to the forefront, though, thomas is the idea of having universal background chec
. >> coming up, california congressman before questioning the top job at the pentagon being derail the president's second-term agenda. as we begin this hour we'll take you straight to the white house where after a week of meetings with gun control advocates, representatives of the gaming industry and other groups, vice president biden will submit his recommendations to the president as early as tuesday for ways to prevent gun violence moving forward. kristen welker joins us with more on...
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i can tell you, for those here in the pentagon, and there are a loft voices here in the pentagon who are somewhat skeptical, not about the ability to do the mission that was laid out prematurely by the president, but what would it accomplish? and the repeated question we heard in the pentagon for the last ten days or so is if this doesn't happen, how is the president going to get out of it, because he made a very strong commitment, and this appears to be at least for the time being a temporary way out, circle the wagons and rally the forces and figure out if he can get the kind of support he needs. but no matter what you call it, it's an out, at least temporarily. if you have talked to people here in the pentagon. >> our chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski, thank you, and always good to see you. >>> members of congress not wasting anytime responding to the president's announcement and decision. mcconnell issued a statement and he says in part today the president advised he will seek an authorization of the use of force from congress prior to initiating any actions against
i can tell you, for those here in the pentagon, and there are a loft voices here in the pentagon who are somewhat skeptical, not about the ability to do the mission that was laid out prematurely by the president, but what would it accomplish? and the repeated question we heard in the pentagon for the last ten days or so is if this doesn't happen, how is the president going to get out of it, because he made a very strong commitment, and this appears to be at least for the time being a temporary...
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a very important signal that the pentagon has sent. >> former state department official joel rubin. thanks for joining us. >>> the state department is mourning the death of u.s. diplomate ann smedinghoff. she was just 25 years old while she and four others were killed in a car while drivering textbooks to school children. secretary of state john kerry, who smedinghoff helped shepherd around. >>> the murder trial of jo did i arias is entering its 15th week. it's one piece in a courtroom drama that has seen anything, and i mean everything from tales of graphic sex to a booted jury to shocking videotapes of the parents from the alleged am meesh ya suffering defendant would is accused of killing her boyfriend travis alexander in 2008. >> maybe she did do it. i don't know. i cannot even imagine her doing it. >> she said she had a gun. what do you need a gun for? she goes, where i'm going, i might need one. >> attorney and legal analyst jamie boyd joins me now in studio. as we see there in the videotape, both jo did i's father and mother, she respect ofly describe her as a strange person
a very important signal that the pentagon has sent. >> former state department official joel rubin. thanks for joining us. >>> the state department is mourning the death of u.s. diplomate ann smedinghoff. she was just 25 years old while she and four others were killed in a car while drivering textbooks to school children. secretary of state john kerry, who smedinghoff helped shepherd around. >>> the murder trial of jo did i arias is entering its 15th week. it's one piece...
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. >> overall temperment and is he suited to run a department or big agency like the pentagon. >> whether he really believes that the surge was the worst blunderer since the vietnam war, that clearly is not -- that is not correct. in fact, it is bizarre. why would he oppose calling the iranian revolutionary guard a terrorist organization? >> peter alexander is at the white house where that nomination was announced. good afternoon to you. what is the president's strategy for dealing with these sorts of road blocks from republicans ahead of hagel's hearing? >> reporter: it is clear that the administration, the white house, specifically stands behind chuck hagel and is waiting for hearings to take place and they say it is only at that time that they will see exactly how chuck hagel will react to pushback. colin powell referred to hagel as having a diminished public record. he will be as secretary of defense the first grunt as it were ever to serve as secretary of defense and powell said because he put his own life at risk he would be the best suited person to be in charge of other lives. it
. >> overall temperment and is he suited to run a department or big agency like the pentagon. >> whether he really believes that the surge was the worst blunderer since the vietnam war, that clearly is not -- that is not correct. in fact, it is bizarre. why would he oppose calling the iranian revolutionary guard a terrorist organization? >> peter alexander is at the white house where that nomination was announced. good afternoon to you. what is the president's strategy for...
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the pentagon warned this would happen at a press conference in late september. and then several days before the shutdown actually happened. >> we would also be required to do some other bad things to our people. just some examples, we couldn't immediately pay death gratuities to those who die on active duty during the lapse. >> if lawmakers can't reach a deal on the debt ceiling, $12 billion pay in benefits for service members and vets due november 1st, that all hangs in the balance. joining me, nbc military analyst and retired four-star general barry mccaffrey. there has been this short-term solution provided for some of the families caught in this mess. and i say the short-term solution that was provided is thanks to the fisher house charity stepping up until the government reopens. as we heard there from the congresswoman, the house has worked its efforts to a bill to pass over to the senate and then for the president's signature to make that happen so we don't have to rely on great organizations like the fisher house to step in when the government turns its
the pentagon warned this would happen at a press conference in late september. and then several days before the shutdown actually happened. >> we would also be required to do some other bad things to our people. just some examples, we couldn't immediately pay death gratuities to those who die on active duty during the lapse. >> if lawmakers can't reach a deal on the debt ceiling, $12 billion pay in benefits for service members and vets due november 1st, that all hangs in the...
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. >>> a deadly mortar explosion that ill killed seven marines, prompting the pentagon to immediately ban the use of 16 millimeter mortar shells and firing tubes until officials can figure out what went wrong. all this as hundreds turned out to honor those who died. >> we place this wreath as a token of affection from their comrades in arms. >> the names of the victims are expected to be released this evening. >>> talk about a bracket buster, republicans pounce on the president for his ncaa tourney picks. details are ahead in the side bar. was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed or your money back. learn more at boost.com [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves...
. >>> a deadly mortar explosion that ill killed seven marines, prompting the pentagon to immediately ban the use of 16 millimeter mortar shells and firing tubes until officials can figure out what went wrong. all this as hundreds turned out to honor those who died. >> we place this wreath as a token of affection from their comrades in arms. >> the names of the victims are expected to be released this evening. >>> talk about a bracket buster, republicans pounce on...
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giving back part of his salary, as a reply appointee, he won't have to face 14 days of furros, but the pentagon says he will take the paycut along with his employees. furlough notices are expected in the next few weeks. >>> how is this for a summer vacation? arizona republican senator jeff blake says he's going back to a deserted island in the middle of the pacific for a second time. back in '09 he went to test his outdoor survival skills. with two teens, no access to iphonings and ipads, we'll see how that contingencies. >>> congressman adam schiff will join us, but "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to im
giving back part of his salary, as a reply appointee, he won't have to face 14 days of furros, but the pentagon says he will take the paycut along with his employees. furlough notices are expected in the next few weeks. >>> how is this for a summer vacation? arizona republican senator jeff blake says he's going back to a deserted island in the middle of the pacific for a second time. back in '09 he went to test his outdoor survival skills. with two teens, no access to iphonings and...
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this morning we have 300,000 pentagon employees returning to work. hundreds of thousands remain furloughed. if we take the nbc whip count seriously, there are enough votes to pass a clean cr but john boehner is not going to do it. so you heard the new ad out is calling john boehner a croy bab. is that fair or is that an overreach in trying to equate congress to children? >> i think most people would think the republicans are acting kind of childish. but here's the important point. boehner has basically acknowledged and everybody has got to understand this, that harry reid reached an agreement with boehner on a conservative budget. $986 billion. that is sequestration. that is $70 billion less than the budget that i supported in the senate. a major concession was already reached, point one. point number two, what we believe is that some 21, 22 republicans in the house have said given the opportunity to vote on a clean cr, they would. so we think that boehner is not being accurate when he says there is not the votes. bring it to a vote, let's find out w
this morning we have 300,000 pentagon employees returning to work. hundreds of thousands remain furloughed. if we take the nbc whip count seriously, there are enough votes to pass a clean cr but john boehner is not going to do it. so you heard the new ad out is calling john boehner a croy bab. is that fair or is that an overreach in trying to equate congress to children? >> i think most people would think the republicans are acting kind of childish. but here's the important point. boehner...
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it is the first visit by a pentagon chief to that country in nearly four years. >>> north korea has announced leader kim jong-un's uncle has been removed from power. he was considered to have been second in command in north korea. reports say the uncle was corrupt, a womanizer and abused drugs. >>> the outdoorsman who cut off his forearm to free himself from a boulder back in 2003 inspiring the movie "127 hours" has been arrested. he faces domestic violence charges in colorado and will appear in court later today. >>> a man who simply dozed off on a flight, woke up to find himself alone inside a dark, locked-up plane. luckily he had a cell phone, called his girlfriend who then contacted united airlines and got him out. the incident is under investigation. >>> check this one out, a riot erupting in the stands yesterday during a soccer game in brazil and it's no joke. police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up the fighters. one wounded spectator had to be airlifted from the stadium to a hospital. political and cultural stars came together last night for the kennedy center honors. bill
it is the first visit by a pentagon chief to that country in nearly four years. >>> north korea has announced leader kim jong-un's uncle has been removed from power. he was considered to have been second in command in north korea. reports say the uncle was corrupt, a womanizer and abused drugs. >>> the outdoorsman who cut off his forearm to free himself from a boulder back in 2003 inspiring the movie "127 hours" has been arrested. he faces domestic violence charges...
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just as the pentagon papers are out of the safe and at the same kind of and can't be put back in the safes. >> that was daniel ellsberg, former pentagon analyst who leaked critical documents to "the new york times." those documents which later became known as the pentagon papers showed that the white house had, in fact, been less than truthful about the war in viet ma'am. on this day in 1973 the charges against ellsberg were dismissed. it was also on this day in 1996 that america witnessed one of the worst airline accidents up until that day. it happened outside of miami when low cost carrier valujet suddenly and tragically became synonymous with disaster. here's kerry sanders report of the sorry of that night on "nbc nightly news." >> reporter: valujet 592 crashed ten minutes after takeoff. it went down 15 miles northwest of miami international airport. the d.c. 9 on its way to atlanta crashed in the florida everglades. the pilot radioed west of the airport that there was smoke in the cockpit. he then told the tower he was turning back. the tower watched him on the ray czar and then
just as the pentagon papers are out of the safe and at the same kind of and can't be put back in the safes. >> that was daniel ellsberg, former pentagon analyst who leaked critical documents to "the new york times." those documents which later became known as the pentagon papers showed that the white house had, in fact, been less than truthful about the war in viet ma'am. on this day in 1973 the charges against ellsberg were dismissed. it was also on this day in 1996 that...
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>> pentagon officials say be afraid. a member of the house foreign affairs committee next. ♪ ♪ [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your
>> pentagon officials say be afraid. a member of the house foreign affairs committee next. ♪ ♪ [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility,...
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. >> officials here at the pentagon are operating as if this is, in fact, a done deal. and they expect attacks as early as perhaps the end of this week or early next week. >> these new developments coming a day after secretary of state john contrary calling evidence of chemical weapons undeniable. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morality. let me be clear. the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians and killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. >> the horror and moral outrage expressed by john contrary was profound and it was unusual. it was emotional and passionate and that expresses the views throughout the administration. >> there is a building international effort including great britain prime minister david cameron has called parliament back into emergency session with one topic, syria. back in the u.s. members of congress remain on recess but are calling on the president to consult them before green lighting any mission. >> i actually wish they woul
. >> officials here at the pentagon are operating as if this is, in fact, a done deal. and they expect attacks as early as perhaps the end of this week or early next week. >> these new developments coming a day after secretary of state john contrary calling evidence of chemical weapons undeniable. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morality. let me be clear. the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians and killing of...
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. >> a pentagon report found that three out of four americans do not meet a basic standards to qualify for our military. >> the state of america's youth is a threat to national security. >> a new report says that many who want to serve are physically unfit for the job. >> turning away extraordinarily talented students, they're looking for that vehicle to give back to the country that has given to them. >> former secretary of defense robert m. gates said that the dream act would expand the pool of eligible youth who can benefit our military's readiness. >> why try if, if i can't get there, or if i will never get there? >> in 2010, dreamers led a march from miami to the nation's capital. along the way, bringing attention and opposition. >> -- and stay out of our country! >> and at the same time, states like arizona implemented invasive measures to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. >> the new law gives police broad powers to question people's immigration status and require them to provide proof of citizenship. >> they're still coming, they're still arrogant. >> but dreamers kep
. >> a pentagon report found that three out of four americans do not meet a basic standards to qualify for our military. >> the state of america's youth is a threat to national security. >> a new report says that many who want to serve are physically unfit for the job. >> turning away extraordinarily talented students, they're looking for that vehicle to give back to the country that has given to them. >> former secretary of defense robert m. gates said that the...
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the impact is going to be fairly dramatic to some of the employees, civilian employees of the pentagon and some other places. the 85 billion in cuts is through the rest of the fiscal year through september 30th and we're not even talking a full year. it's 50/50 between the defense cuts and the discretionary am doestic spending cuts and the warnings that we're hearing from experts on national security are very severe and vehement. they have told us that this will be a very significant damage. >> let's put the list up here, alex. the white house put out this fact sheet yesterday on the most damaging effects of the cuts that are supposed to go into effect march 1st. 17,000 education jobs at risk. 70,000 kids being kicked off head start. nearly 400,000 mentally ill patients not receiving health care and small business loan guarantees being cut up to $540 million, roughly. the white house did not mention the massive military cuts. what was the strategy there? >> well, look. i think that for the white house, the strategy here is to emphasize that basically every american would be impacted in
the impact is going to be fairly dramatic to some of the employees, civilian employees of the pentagon and some other places. the 85 billion in cuts is through the rest of the fiscal year through september 30th and we're not even talking a full year. it's 50/50 between the defense cuts and the discretionary am doestic spending cuts and the warnings that we're hearing from experts on national security are very severe and vehement. they have told us that this will be a very significant damage....
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defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear capabilities. last week, north korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the united states and also they're ending their treaty with south korea. to there is a lot of concern. we should say this move to increase the number of intercepters marks a shift in the obama administration's poli
defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un...
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he would be succeeding leon panetta at the pentagon. again, nbc news confirming that chuck hagel will in fact get that nomination tomorrow from the president at white house. law enforcement on both sides of the aisle meanwhile have been saying that chuck hagel simply the wrong choice. >> frankly, chuck hagel is out of the mainstream of thinking i believe on most issues regarding foreign policy. i expect the president to nominate people than i would think. i'm going to vote for senator kerry. i don't agree with him a lot, but i think he's very much in the mainstream of thought. chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards state of israel in our nation's history. >> with me now new york democratic congressman elliot engel, ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee as well. congressman, i'm guessing you don't probably agree with lindsey graham a whole lot, but you have also expressed some similar concerns about chuck hagel. what are they? >> let me say this. i
he would be succeeding leon panetta at the pentagon. again, nbc news confirming that chuck hagel will in fact get that nomination tomorrow from the president at white house. law enforcement on both sides of the aisle meanwhile have been saying that chuck hagel simply the wrong choice. >> frankly, chuck hagel is out of the mainstream of thinking i believe on most issues regarding foreign policy. i expect the president to nominate people than i would think. i'm going to vote for senator...
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two veterans of capitol hill may be about to change their tune on the president's pick to head up the pentagon. we will talk to bob carey about what all of that means. >> mr. president, we will stand and fight throughout this country as americans for our freedom. >> the gun rights groups say they are working to protect the second amendment so we are going to take a look at what rights the second amendment affords and which it does not. we start with developing news in florida where the white house confirmed that president obama teed off with golfing great tiger woods today. woods lives about an hour and a half from where president obama is vacationing. they will be on the course for several more hours of course. joining us on the course is tim rosaforte. you are at the resort with the president. what more can you tell us? >> the floridaen golf and react club in palm city, florida is where they played their round of golf. the president is visiting here through some friends of his in houston. he was introduced to the golf course and as a result of that has decided to take a golf buddies trip mor
two veterans of capitol hill may be about to change their tune on the president's pick to head up the pentagon. we will talk to bob carey about what all of that means. >> mr. president, we will stand and fight throughout this country as americans for our freedom. >> the gun rights groups say they are working to protect the second amendment so we are going to take a look at what rights the second amendment affords and which it does not. we start with developing news in florida where...
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in name only in the sense that he has a much more multi-lateral and dare i say peaceful view of the pentagon, john kerry, my old boss coming into state, so i think the president can outline that in a big way. he won the nobel for no reason before he'd done anything. the second term we generally see presidents put a lot of emphasis on foreign policy, and we have a lot of problems in the middle east. we have problems with the drone war that's fairly unaccountable. i don't think he's obviously going to attract -- >> i was about to say i doubt he brings up the drone war. >> he's not here. you asked me, craig. >> you would like to hear him talk about the drone war, i'm sure. >> so i think there are both tremendous opportunities and still some serious problems with this president's foreign policy but he's going, to again, outlining that at grandest level of why america is going to be responsible steward and be a partner in change in the middle east, not an apressor. >> you don't have much patience for these grandiose speeches, do you? i actually think that obama is a pretty good speech-maker at ti
in name only in the sense that he has a much more multi-lateral and dare i say peaceful view of the pentagon, john kerry, my old boss coming into state, so i think the president can outline that in a big way. he won the nobel for no reason before he'd done anything. the second term we generally see presidents put a lot of emphasis on foreign policy, and we have a lot of problems in the middle east. we have problems with the drone war that's fairly unaccountable. i don't think he's obviously...
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the pentagon even cancelled a test launch of a minutemen ballistic missiles in california worryrd that the launch might be misread by north korean, and the top south korean military commander followed suit postponing his meetings in washington today for the same reason. this coming friday, secretary of state john kerry is visiting seoul, and will likely look for new ideas. even perhaps, we understand, teaming up with china, who is sounding increasingly frustrated with its north korean ally. perhaps to launch a new diplomatic offensive on kim jong-un. while there was no threat from kim today, some extremely ferocious propaganda video appeared on the north korean state tv. you've got to check this out. showing trained german shepherds worked into a frenzy, then attacking the effigy of the south korean defense minister, of all people. meanwhile, there seems to be little doubt now, craig, that the two medium-ranged north korean missiles we were talking about yesterday believed to be mounted on their launchers will be fired in the days ahead. perhaps as early as wednesday april 10. the day
the pentagon even cancelled a test launch of a minutemen ballistic missiles in california worryrd that the launch might be misread by north korean, and the top south korean military commander followed suit postponing his meetings in washington today for the same reason. this coming friday, secretary of state john kerry is visiting seoul, and will likely look for new ideas. even perhaps, we understand, teaming up with china, who is sounding increasingly frustrated with its north korean ally....
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here is nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski with more. >> reporter: internet retailer amazon gave us all a glimpse of the future working out plans to use remote control drones to deliver packages straight to your front door. but who is going to regulate that andy sure it's safe. the federal aviation agency is working on plans of its own. >> if we want to ensure the highest level of safety, we have to have a complete understanding of how these aircraft operate. >> reporter: so today faa chose six separate test sites, each with unique challenges for drone operations, from the bitter cold of alaska to sweltering heat of corpus christi, texas, to rome, new york, where drones will be tested in the heavy air traffic all with the eyes of opening the skies to commercial. >> a kitty hawk moment. unmanned aircraft is the next big step prosecutor here at the pentagon and cia, they have relied on drones for more than a decade to wage war against enemy forces overseas. drones flown remotely by trained, experienced pilots. but for now any civilian with training is free to fly drones as lon
here is nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski with more. >> reporter: internet retailer amazon gave us all a glimpse of the future working out plans to use remote control drones to deliver packages straight to your front door. but who is going to regulate that andy sure it's safe. the federal aviation agency is working on plans of its own. >> if we want to ensure the highest level of safety, we have to have a complete understanding of how these aircraft operate. >>...
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so they are miles apart and obviously the optics of being out of town when there's steep cuts to the pentagon and other government programs is not great but it's really an oversimplification of the issue. >> molly, what about the plan put forth earlier this week, the $110 billion plan to avert the sequester. is that going to gain any traction? >> i doubt it. republicans have already basically said that's dead on arrival and as jake said it's not like they were getting anything done here in washington before they went on vacation. there really hasn't been any progress. there are no negotiations, nobody's talking to each other. you have these one-sided plans being put together and then they sort of get lobbed over the fence and the other side says eh, no. we're a long way from a constructive dialogue happening between the parties on capitol hill. >> jake in a piece yesterday you wrote "house republicans say if they spend the next two years like they spent the past two they'll become irrelevant." who are the most prominent republicans leading this charge toward as you put it irrelevancy? >> towa
so they are miles apart and obviously the optics of being out of town when there's steep cuts to the pentagon and other government programs is not great but it's really an oversimplification of the issue. >> molly, what about the plan put forth earlier this week, the $110 billion plan to avert the sequester. is that going to gain any traction? >> i doubt it. republicans have already basically said that's dead on arrival and as jake said it's not like they were getting anything done...